Screeching noise when in first

Boltonboy · 14th September 2020, 23:18

Hi all

My car makes a screeching noise when I am in first gear when setting off has anybody else had this problem

SD1too · 15th September 2020, 10:19

Check your ancillary drive belt tension Matt.

Simon

Mike Noc · 15th September 2020, 10:29

Check the aircon drivebelt tension. If that is OK then check the serpentine belt tension by feel - there is no set tension as it has an automatic tensioner.

Check for any contamination on the belts and pulleys.

Always a good idea to add the engine type you have under your name - makes it easier for everybody.

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COLVERT · 15th September 2020, 10:55

If it is one of the belts it should make the same noise by just revving the engine. You don't need to drive along the road.

If there's no noise there's a faint chance its the clutch release bearing.---

Boltonboy · 15th September 2020, 22:09

Thank you all for your advice it makes sense being a belt or pulley it has that type of noise I will check it out

Cheers for your advice

14th September 2020, 23:18	#1
Boltonboy Avid contributor Rover 75 classic se cdti\ mg zt 120 /rover 75 club 1.8 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Bolton Posts: 166 Thanks: 85 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	Screeching noise when in first Hi all My car makes a screeching noise when I am in first gear when setting off has anybody else had this problem

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SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,374 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Check your ancillary drive belt tension Matt. Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

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Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,548 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Check the aircon drivebelt tension. If that is OK then check the serpentine belt tension by feel - there is no set tension as it has an automatic tensioner. Check for any contamination on the belts and pulleys. Always a good idea to add the engine type you have under your name - makes it easier for everybody. . Last edited by Mike Noc; 15th September 2020 at 10:32..

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COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	If it is one of the belts it should make the same noise by just revving the engine. You don't need to drive along the road. If there's no noise there's a faint chance its the clutch release bearing.---

15th September 2020, 22:09	#5
Boltonboy Avid contributor Rover 75 classic se cdti\ mg zt 120 /rover 75 club 1.8 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Bolton Posts: 166 Thanks: 85 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	Thank you all for your advice it makes sense being a belt or pulley it has that type of noise I will check it out Cheers for your advice